Horsley, Northumberland
{{Short description|Village in Northumberland, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox UK place
| official_name = Horsley
| label_position = left
| country = England
| region = North East England
| unitary_england = Northumberland
| lieutenancy_england = Northumberland
| constituency_westminster = Hexham
| population = 405
| population_ref = {{small|(2011 Census data for Horsley Parish)}}
| post_town = NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
| postcode_area = NE
| postcode_district = NE15
| dial_code = 01661
| os_grid_reference = NZ095665
| coordinates = {{coord|54.993|-1.853|type:city(500)_region:GB|display=inline,title}}
| static_image_name = North Farm, Horsley - geograph.org.uk - 1123477.jpg
| static_image_caption = North Farm
| civil_parish = Horsley
}}
Horsley is a small village and civil parish in Northumberland, England. The village lies on the top of a south-facing hill above the River Tyne, around {{convert|11|mi||abbr=}} from Newcastle upon Tyne and {{convert|12|mi||abbr=}} from Hexham.
Nearby villages include Heddon-on-the-Wall, Ovingham, Ovington and Wylam.
Demography
The data below show that 49.4% of the population in Horsley (Parish) are male and 50.6% are female, which is in line with that of the national average, as well as that of the county of Northumberland.{{NOMIS2011|id=E04010810|title=Horsley (Parish) (as of 2011)|accessdate=26 September 2020}}{{NOMIS2011|id=E06000057|title=Northumberland Local Authority|accessdate=26 September 2020}}{{NOMIS2011|id=E92000001|title=England Country|accessdate=26 September 2020}}
A total of 1.5% of the population were from a black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) group in Horsley (Parish). This figure is somewhat lower than that of the average in Northumberland {{small|(2.6%)}}, as well as being significantly lower than the national average {{small|(14.6%)}}.
Data from the Office for National Statistics found that the average life expectancy in the Bywell electoral ward is 81.4 years for men, and 83.0 years for women. These statistics compare very favourably, when compared to the average life expectancy in the North East of England, of 77.4 and 81.4 years, for men and women respectively.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=7 March 2018|title=Health state life expectancy by 2011 Census wards, England and Wales: 2009 to 2013|url=https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/healthandlifeexpectancies/articles/healthstatelifeexpectancyby2011censuswardsenglandandwales/2009to2013|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=26 September 2020|website=Office for National Statistics}}
Car ownership is very high in Horsley (Parish), with a total of 92.9% households having access to at least one car. This is significantly higher than the average within Northumberland {{small|(78.0%)}}, as well as the national average {{small|(74.2%)}}.
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"
|+Demography (data from 2011 Census) !Demographic !% of population !% of population !% of population |
| Total
|405 |316,028 |53,012,456 |
| Male
|49.4% |48.8% |49.2% |
| Female
|50.6% |51.2% |50.8% |
| BAME
|1.5% |2.6% |14.6% |
| Age 65+
|14.3% |20.2% |16.4% |
Governance
The village is located within the parliamentary constituency of Hexham. Joe Morris of the Labour Party is the Member of Parliament.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=MPs representing Hexham
|url=https://members.parliament.uk/constituency/4100/overview|archive-url=|archive-date= |access-date=12 August 2024|website=UK Parliament|language=en}}
After boundary changes in 2025, Horsley is in the electoral ward of Stocksfield and Bywell for Northumberland County Council elections.
Landmarks
The site of Vindobala Roman Fort, of which little is now visible, lies around {{Convert|2|mi|km|abbr=|}} to the north-east of the village. Nearby is Rudchester Hall, a medieval pele tower, much altered and extended in Gothic style in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Rudchester, Heddon-on-the-Wall, Northumberland|url=https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101154705-rudchester-heddon-on-the-wall|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-09-26|website=British Listed Buildings}}
File:Rudchester Hall - geograph.org.uk - 111547.jpg
Around {{Convert|3|mi|km|abbr=|}} to the north-west of the village are the remains of a medieval manor house and tower house at Welton Hall, now located within a farm complex. The tower house dates from the late fourteenth or early fifteenth-century and is roofless. The manor house is even older, but has been much altered and rebuilt.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Welton Hall, Stocksfield, Northumberland|url=https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101154306-welton-hall-horsley|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-09-26|website=British Listed Buildings}}File:Welton Hall Tower (remains) and Welton Hall Farm.jpg
Transport
= Air =
The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport, which is around {{Convert|8.5|mi|km|0|abbr=}} from the village by road. Carlisle Lake District Airport and Teesside International Airport are located around {{Convert|43 and 47|mi|km|0|abbr=}} from the village respectively.
= Bus =
The village is served by two buses per hour to Hexham and Newcastle, with one bus per hour to Carlisle.
= Rail =
The nearest National Rail stations are located around {{Convert|2.5|mi|km|0|abbr=}} from the village at Wylam and Prudhoe, both of which serve the Tyne Valley Line, with services operated by Northern Trains. From Wylam, there is an hourly service to both Hexham and Newcastle. There is a more regular service at Prudhoe, with three trains per hour to Hexham and Newcastle, as well as a twice-hourly service to Carlisle.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=14 September 2020|title=Train times: Sunderland and Newcastle to Hexham and Carlisle|url=https://d11vpqhghel6qd.cloudfront.net/images/timetables/bucket/sunderland-and-newcastle-to-hexham-and-carlisle-3827.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200918111811/https://d11vpqhghel6qd.cloudfront.net/images/timetables/bucket/sunderland-and-newcastle-to-hexham-and-carlisle-3827.pdf|archive-date=18 September 2020|access-date=26 September 2020|website=Northern Trains|url-status=dead}}
= Road =
The village is located near to the A69 road, which runs for {{Convert|54|mi|km|0|abbr=}}, from Carlisle to the A1 at Denton Burn. The former route of the A69, now the B6528, used to run through the village to Heddon-on-the-Wall, but is now bypassed.
See also
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